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EX SHAKTI 2021

13th November, 2021 Security

                                           

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Context:

  • The 6th Edition of the biennial training exercise “EX SHAKTI 2021” is being conducted in France.

More about news:

  • India and France carry out three biennial training exercises namely, Exercise GARUDA with Indian Airforce, Exercise VARUNA with Indian Navy and Exercise SHAKTI with Indian Army.
  • Exercise SHAKTI focus on Counter Terrorism operations in backdrop of semi-urban terrain under United Nations Mandate with an aim to enhance military cooperation and inter-operability between the two Armies.
  • The last edition of Exercise SHAKTI was conducted at Rajasthan in which Counter Terrorism operations in semi-desert terrain were practised and validated.

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